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Definition of Ruddy turnstone
1. Noun. Common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruddy Turnstone
Literary usage of Ruddy turnstone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1920)
"o'-war birds, Florida yellow-throat, laughing gull, royal terns, least tern,
Cabot's tern, ruddy turnstone, and oyster-catcher. On Long Key the least tern, ..."
2. American Game Birds by Chester Albert Reed (1912)
"This spt- cies, found along the whole Pacific coast of North America, is wholly
blackish-brown ruddy turnstone OYSTER-CATCHER in plumage; the bill is bright ..."
3. Year books by Plainfield High School (Plainfield, N.J.) (1919)
"o'-war birds, Florida yellow-throat, laughing gull, royal terns, least tern,
Cabot's tern, ruddy turnstone, and oyster-catcher. On Long Key the least tern, ..."
4. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"... although the ruddy turnstone occurs as a migrant throughout the coast district.
All the species are strictly maritime birds, living on the outer beaches ..."
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